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yesterday the obama administration urged the court to strike down doma. but the question is here, does the administration's position carry any weight with the court? maria? >> well, i think it does because clearly what we've seen is not just a change from this administration and from this president, but a change from the american people about where society is headed. i mean, let's make no mistake about this. we are talking about civil rights, about human rights, about the way that people are treated. and we're talking about going toward a place where those folks are treated equally, where our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters are able to enjoy the same rights as everyone else. and so i do think while they may not have huge standing in terms of making sure that -- that their decision is part of where the supreme court is going on this, i do think that it will have -- it will sway and it will be taken into consideration. >> amy? >> well, the doma case in front of the supreme court will be decided on its merits. i hope it's not decided based on the suprem
yesterday the obama administration urged the court to strike down doma. but the question is here, does the administration's position carry any weight with the court? maria? >> well, i think it does because clearly what we've seen is not just a change from this administration and from this president, but a change from the american people about where society is headed. i mean, let's make no mistake about this. we are talking about civil rights, about human rights, about the way that people...
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on tuesday, president obama gives his state of the union address. most of the talk has been about the republican response. it will be given by florida senator marco rubio. he is on the cover of the new issue of "time" magazine. it's being called "the republican savior." rubio's respondeded with this tweet, "there is only one savior, and it's not me #-jesus." rubio is clearly though, the star of his party now. joining me to talk about rubio and the rest of the political hop topics cnn contributor maria cardona, and amy holmes, anchor of "real news" on "the blaze." maria, you were talking about the fact that rubio will give part of the response in spanish. so good move? do you think it's going to sway latino voters? >> well, i'll say this, martin, it is a good move. the republican party when it comes to latinos they're starting from less than zero. so anything that they do will count toward trying to attract latino voters. but it's going to take more than words. it's going to take more than spanish words. they've got to do more than talk the talk. the
on tuesday, president obama gives his state of the union address. most of the talk has been about the republican response. it will be given by florida senator marco rubio. he is on the cover of the new issue of "time" magazine. it's being called "the republican savior." rubio's respondeded with this tweet, "there is only one savior, and it's not me #-jesus." rubio is clearly though, the star of his party now. joining me to talk about rubio and the rest of the...
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he shares a lot of president obama's views. a lot of the questions focused on iraq, a war that has ended, and not on afghanistan which is where a lot of questions are -- >> yeah, that has been some of the criticism. that it was looking backward instead of looking forward. and as far as mccain goes, they got into it over that surge in iraq. and the surge of troops in iraq and afghanistan. does the former republican senator, does he have enough support do you think to get the job? >> well, chuck hagel's hearing, i think inept would be a generous word to describe. it of course they're going to pour through the senator's statements and decisions to discern and ascertain his judgment on really crucial, crucial matters facing our country in terms of national security. we want the sharpest knife in the drawer at the pentagon. that's the job description. he's not going to the department of the interior. in terms of whether or not republicans will vote to confirm him, democrats need to hold together and get five republicans to confirm h
he shares a lot of president obama's views. a lot of the questions focused on iraq, a war that has ended, and not on afghanistan which is where a lot of questions are -- >> yeah, that has been some of the criticism. that it was looking backward instead of looking forward. and as far as mccain goes, they got into it over that surge in iraq. and the surge of troops in iraq and afghanistan. does the former republican senator, does he have enough support do you think to get the job? >>...
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. >>> president obama is pressuring congress to get to wo work. he wants a deal on those forced spending cuts that go into effect march 1st if no deal gets done. that means a cut of $85 billion this year. we've been telling you what those cuts mean to you. athena jones tells us what that means to you on early education. >> reporter: dropping her grandson off at an early head start center in virginia. give me a kiss. love you. >> they're all different sizes. >> reporter: she says the preschool program for low-income families is vital to his success. >> when they do get into kindergarten, they know their a, b, cs, they know how to count. my 7-year-old, she started off in early head start at 3. very smart, honor roll student and it came from early head start. >> reporter: ward supports three children by cleaning hotel rooms so she relies on head start for child care. her 3-year-old niece is on the wait list for head start but she could become up to 70,000 kids the administration says will be shut out of the program if forced spending cuts go into eff
. >>> president obama is pressuring congress to get to wo work. he wants a deal on those forced spending cuts that go into effect march 1st if no deal gets done. that means a cut of $85 billion this year. we've been telling you what those cuts mean to you. athena jones tells us what that means to you on early education. >> reporter: dropping her grandson off at an early head start center in virginia. give me a kiss. love you. >> they're all different sizes. >>...
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president obama said it's not just a gun issue here. it's also an issue of community, responsibility. he also spoke about one of chicago's victims of gun violence, 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. >> what happened to hadiya is not unique. it's not unique to chicago. it's not unique to this country. too many of our children are being taken away from us. >> remember hadiya was gunned down days after performing at one of the president's inauguration events. her parents were at yesterday's speech as well as tuesday's state of the union address. the bail hearing for olympic track star oscar pistorius is set for tuesday. until then he will be spending his weekend in a south african ja jail. double amputee known as blade runner is charged with murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day. his attorney says oscar pistorius denies the allegation. >>> da-14 asteroid is long gone by now. this is what it looked like through a high-powered telescope. it passed relatively close to the earth yesterday afternoon. close is estimated around 17,000 miles, tho
president obama said it's not just a gun issue here. it's also an issue of community, responsibility. he also spoke about one of chicago's victims of gun violence, 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. >> what happened to hadiya is not unique. it's not unique to chicago. it's not unique to this country. too many of our children are being taken away from us. >> remember hadiya was gunned down days after performing at one of the president's inauguration events. her parents were at yesterday's...
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president obama faced this criticism over plans to help more people go to college. now the president is focused on preschool, and thursday unveiled his new early education plan. amy, i'll talk to but this first. how does this new government-funded plan if over with conservatives? tough to argue, right? >> well, no, because it's a question of whether or not it's the federal government's role to be involved in education or a state function. a lot of conservatives believe it's a state function. education is only funded by the federal government by about 7%. i think in a way the president could get buy in on his pre-k plan is if he were to stug as a school choice program -- suggest it as a school choice program. parents could have vouch force send their child to any pre-k program of their choosing, i think you might see conservatives backing that. >> yeah. the argument may be that the funding is not going in the correct place and maybe won't help as many kids as planned. maria, what's your take? >> here's the issue with what amy said. first of all, it is what the presid
president obama faced this criticism over plans to help more people go to college. now the president is focused on preschool, and thursday unveiled his new early education plan. amy, i'll talk to but this first. how does this new government-funded plan if over with conservatives? tough to argue, right? >> well, no, because it's a question of whether or not it's the federal government's role to be involved in education or a state function. a lot of conservatives believe it's a state...
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the first lady, michelle obama, is coming. she says that she was heartbroken to hear of the death of hadiya pendleton and her office says she wans to come, offer her condolences here and support pendleton's family and friends because this was a tragic shooting. she was only 15 years old and was not the intended target, caught in some sort of crossfire, a bystander. and so it's a tragic situation. people are here, out to pay their respects. this is something that has become symbolic, of course, for this debate over gun violence and how to reduce it. martin? >> is the first lady expected to speak or is she simply going to attend? >> reporter: we understand she's not going to be speaking. we expect her to arrive just before the services begin. we don't expect her to arrive much earlier. she's going to be here to pay her respects, to offer condolences, but not making any remarks herself. martin? >> all right. athena, thank you very much for joining us from the site of what will be a funeral two hours from now. the first lady to at
the first lady, michelle obama, is coming. she says that she was heartbroken to hear of the death of hadiya pendleton and her office says she wans to come, offer her condolences here and support pendleton's family and friends because this was a tragic shooting. she was only 15 years old and was not the intended target, caught in some sort of crossfire, a bystander. and so it's a tragic situation. people are here, out to pay their respects. this is something that has become symbolic, of course,...
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president obama warns a first step alone won't be good enough and that now is the time to act. athena jones has more. >> i'm here because most americans agree that it's time to fix the system that's been broken for way too long. >> reporter: this new attempt to overhaul america's immigration system comes from both ends of pennsylvania avenue and from both parties. >> we cannot continue as a nation with 11 million people residing in the shadows. >> we believe we have a window of opportunity to act. >> reporter: with a bipartisan group of senators outlining a plan to strengthen border security, improve enforcement of existing laws and provide a way for undocumented immigrants already here to become citizes.s that plan is in line with guidelines the president announced a day later. >> if congress is unable to move forward in a timely fashion, i will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. >> reporter: but congress hasn't passed a comprehensive immigration bill in nearly 30 years, despite several attempts. >> we will fix the problems created
president obama warns a first step alone won't be good enough and that now is the time to act. athena jones has more. >> i'm here because most americans agree that it's time to fix the system that's been broken for way too long. >> reporter: this new attempt to overhaul america's immigration system comes from both ends of pennsylvania avenue and from both parties. >> we cannot continue as a nation with 11 million people residing in the shadows. >> we believe we have a...